Rama blasts UK’s ‘criminal’ rhetoric facing Albanian migrants

Euractiv | Nov 3, 2022 at 7:33 AM
  • Prime Minister Edi Rama has called for an end to the “xenophobic” and “criminal” rhetoric used against Albanians amid mass irregular migration to the UK and has called for cooperation and respect from British counterparts after thousands crossed The Channel and sought asylum in 2022.
  • Resulting in a number equivalent to half the current population having emigrated in the last three decades alone, the number of those going to the UK has caught the attention of the British media and authorities.
  • From the thousands that have reportedly sought asylum in the UK this year, no data has been provided on where they originated from; Albania or other European countries.